The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-05
PATCHING Up THE CABINET.
Salisbury's Work Impeded by Jealous
les Over Goschen's Appointments.
Reconciliation of the Liherals-Queen
VictOria's Health Failing Rapidly.
ENGLISH POLITICS.
Delay in demonstrating the Cabinet - TIL
Liberals Getting Closer Together.


Liberals Getting Closer Together.
LONDON, Jan. 4-The Cabinet council has
been postponed until Saturday. Lord Salisbury
Cabinet is impeded by party iealousies over Mr..
Goschens appointments. The whole influence
of the Carlton Club is exerted to persuade Lord
Iddesleigh and Viscounr Cross to remain in
Office. Lord Iddeseigh pleads that he is in ill
health, and unable to sustain the fatigues of the
Foreign Office and he will persist in his deter
mination to retire Viscount Cross is uncertain
as to what he shall do. The only positive result
announced to-day has been the Earl of North
brooks consent to join Mr.. Goschen in the Con-
sentative Cabinet. It has not vet been decided
what portfolio will be given him. The Conserva
tive opposition is mainly directed against Lord
Northbrook, partly because he is suspected
of sympathizing with Mr. Gladstone and
partly because he has hitherto been hostile to
Lord Salisbury's foreign and indian policy.
When Lord Salisbury was in the Indian Office,
in 1875, Lord Northbrook resigned the viceroy
atty of India because he differed from Salisbury
regarding the latters Afghan policy. If Mr.
Goschen insists upon Iominatng two Cabinet
colleagues the Conservatives prefer the Marquis
1t now seems improbable that any change will
be made in the administration Of foreign affairs
Lord Iddesleigh denies that he has at any time
expressed a wish to retire from the Foreign
Office, and Lord Morley authorizes the state
ment that the place has not been offered him
The necessary changes in the Cabinet will be
very few, and these will not be of a startling
character. 1t is stated that Lord Salisbury is
greatly annoyed by what he terms the mis-
| ehievous gossip of the newspapers with refer
ence to changes in the Cabinet, the whole of
| which he brands as baseless.
| Lord Salisbury has sent a cable dispatch to the
| Marquis of Lansdowne, Governor general of
| Canada, asking him if he would be willing to
| join the Ministry.
Mr. Gladstone has written letter commenting
upon Mr.. Chamberlain's recent speech addressed
TO Sir William Vernon H arcourt He says Mr..
Chamberlain's speech ought to lead to the secur-
ing of modus vivendi between the present OPP
posing sections of the Liberal party. AS for
himself, Mr. Gladstone says he would be glad of
| any means to bring about free discussion of the
| differences dividing the Liberal party in
order to obtain such common action as might be
consistent with the respective principles of the
| sections. He concludes with the significant in
| timation that the recipient could make what use
of it ne liked. Sir William sent copy of the
| letter to Mr.. Chamberlain, who, in reply ex
| pressed his desire for conference. Mr.. Cham
berlain has summoned private meeting of the
leading members of the Radical Union to con
| suit upon the terms of O compromise. No party
| however, believes that conference would re-
suit successfully. The Parnellites are the su
prene obstacle to compromise, and they vii
not accede to anything short of the submission
| of Mr.. Chamberlain. A speaker at to days
meeting of the National League. at Dublin. de
clared his undated distrust and hatred of Cham
| berlan
At the fortniehtly meeting of the executive
committee of the National League held at Dub
lin, to-day, the different speakers ridiculed tht
| idea that Mr.. Goscnen's acceptance of the chan
| celiorship of the Excheuuer would be the mean.
of saving the present Conservative Ministry.
The treasurer reported the receipt of $50, 600 il
donations to the leagues funds during the pas
two weeks from the United States.
Mr. Gladstone in a letter to the Mayor OF
Limerick, thanking him for his congratulation.
rendered to the eXPremier the attainment
OF his seventy seventh year, writes follows
Since / received the Irish Populations a
Hawarden there has been fresh encouragement
for the hopes then expressed. May God prospe
the design in which the peace and happiness OF
these three Kingdoms is so deeply interested"